An 18-year-old Lake Charles man has been arrested in the driveby shooting death of a 6-year-old girl killed earlier this week while watching television in her home.

According to the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center, Elijah Paul Carter was arrested at his home at 502 Shattuck St. He has been charged with second-degree murder and his bond was set at $2.5 million.

Deputy Chief Franklin Fondel Jr. previously told the American Press the girl died late Sunday night before the ambulance arrived at her home on Mill Street.

“This is very disturbing,” he said. “A 6-yearold child was in the residence watching TV, and a drive-by shooting took this child’s life.”

Fondel said in his 20 years in law enforcement, three young people’s lives have been claimed in drive-by shootings — a 13-yearold, an 11-year-old and now a 6-year-old.

This investigation is continuing.